International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 29 (2002), Issue 8, Pages 467-479
doi:10.1155/S0161171202007548

Time series modelling of the Kobe-Osaka earthquake recordings

N. Singh,1,2 D. Tampubolon,1 and V. S. S. Yadavalli2

1Department of Mathematics, Monash University, 3168, VIC, Australia
2Department of Statistics, UNISA, 0003, South Africa

Received 30 April 2001

Copyright © 2002 N. Singh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

A problem of great interest in monitoring a nuclear test ban treaty (NTBT) is related to interpreting properly the differences between a waveform generated by a nuclear explosion and that generated by an earthquake. With a view of comparing these two types of waveforms, Singh (1992) developed a technique for identifying a model in time domain. Fortunately this technique has been found useful in modelling the recordings of the killer earthquake occurred in the Kobe-Osaka region of Japan at 5.46 am on 17 January, 1995. The aim of the present study is to show how well the method for identifying a model (developed by Singh (1992)) can be used for describing the vibrations of the above mentioned earthquake recorded at Charters Towers in Queensland, Australia.